Looking at George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’ and seeing some uncomfortable parallels to our modern world.
Tag: politics
The Fear Disease
Looking at the increasing level of fear which has crept into both the American populace and American politics over the years since 9/11.
Treating our Legal Code like Computer Code
Looking at some pending legislation through the eyes of a computer programmer… and finding it… wanting.
The Problems
Found this over on a Slashdot story about how attacks on voting machines are practical (despite arguments to the contrary): The problem is our elections are supposed to be transparent by law. The problem is our elections are supposed to have public oversight. The problem is a private company can not provide public oversight. The… Continue reading The Problems
Free Culture
I just stumbled across a book called Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig. It’s about copyright – but also about a lot more than just copyright. It’s a freely available e-book (gotta love Creative Commons licensing), so please do download the book and give it a read – I highly recommend it. You may just change… Continue reading Free Culture